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Federation
Has Big Presence at the History of Women Religious Conference
The Sister of Charity Federation
was well represented at the Sixth Triennial Conference on the
History of Women Religious, “Crossing Boundaries: Comparative
Perspectives on the History of Women Religious,” held June
27-30 in Atchison, Kansas.
Daughter of
Charity Betty Ann McNeil presented a paper on the Daughters of
Charity in the Civil War, while Sisters of Charity of New
Jersey Kathleen Flanagan, Mary Ellen Gleason and their
co-worker Carol Rogers reported on the oral history project
they are conducting to preserve the charism of charity.
Sister of
Charity of Leavenworth Marie Brinkman gave two presentations
arising from her work on the history of her congregation.
Sisters of Charity of New York Regina Bechtle and Ellen
O’Connell gave presentations on Elizabeth Seton and Spiritual
Direction, and the Associate movement respectively.
Sisters of
Charity of Cincinnati Pat Wittberg and Judith Metz gave
presentations on religious congregations in China and
Elizabeth Seton’s benevolent work respectively.
Other
scholars who presented papers on Federation topics were: Mary
Beth Fraser, who spoke on the Cincinnati Santa Maria
Institute, and Elizabeth McGahan, who did a study about the
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception.
Other
Federation members in attendance were Sisters of Charity of
Halifax Marie Gillan and Marjory Gallagher, Sisters of Charity
of Nazareth Mary Ellen Doyle and Mary Collette Crone, and
Sister of Charity of Leavenworth Kathleen Mary Connelly.
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